(LINSELL, Richard).
LIFE OF RICHARD LINSELL, THE ESSEX CRICKETER, PEDESTRIAN AND QUOIT PLAYER. By A Friend. With an introduction by David Rayvern Allen. Christopher Saunders Publishing, Newnham-on-Severn, Gloucestershire 2014. 8vo, pp,20 + printed paper wrappers. New. Born in Great Dunmow, Essex in 1765, Linsell was a remarkable man, who won single innings matches all over East Anglia as well as bets on long distance walking and running, and at the age of 90 he was still walking long distances. This little known booklet has been reproduced in exact facsimile from the 1921 edition, itself a reprint of the original published in 1858, with an introduction by David Rayvern Allen. Published in a limited edition of 125 numbered copies, each signed by David Rayvern Allen.
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